A Midsummer Night's Dream: Context

Please subscribe and click the bell icon for new video notifications. A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Context A Midsummer Night’s Dream is an ensemble play in which different groups of characters hold the stage at different times. It begins in a version of ancient Athens, moves to woodlands that seem straight out of English folklore, then moves back to Athens again. It is one of three on the play; the others deal with characterisation and context. Taken together they are a useful introduction to major aspects of the play, and can be viewed separately by students at any level as well as anyone with an interest in the play. My blog: Shakespeare for All. This is the best place for any comments, questions and positive/robust discussions about this play (please remember to be respectful to each other). It can be found at: https://shakespeareforall.blogspot.com Contact Details: Follow me on Twitter:   / bardscot   Like on Facebook:   / paulinnessha.  . I am on Instagram: paul_innes_shakespeare Academics and schools please visit: https://www.glos.ac.uk/academic-schoo... Publications: In addition to book retailers, details of my academic publications, articles and reviews can also be found on the following sites: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... https://glos.academia.edu/PaulInnes Images: Hermia and Lysander. A Midsummer Night's Dream (painting) John Simmons / Public domain https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... References/further reading: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/a-midsu... http://shakespeare.mit.edu/midsummer/ http://www.graham-lawler.com/shakespe... Sections: Introduction / Video summary: (0:00) Legendary Athens: (2:37) Faerie woods: ( London city-dwelling (Bottom and his friends): ( Textual samples for study: (7:38) Carnivalesque - logic on its head (13:23) Key words: (16:40) Outro: (19:20)